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If you picked your own email address, your choice of hotnerd1337@fuzzer.com telegraphs a lot about your personality. A recent study by German researchers showed that certain types of email addresses elicited similar assumptions from people. And they were often correct. More »
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Every day somebody releases a new spam solution, but just as often you hear dire predictions about how spam loads are growing exponentially. How will future generations deal with spam floods in 2030? Though some pundits claim email is becoming obsolete, it's unlikely that most people are going to give up on what is still one of the easiest ways to move data around the net. Plus, spam transcended email a long time ago: ads for viagra and scammy mortgages lurk in pretty much any web service you can name. With spam bots getting smarter and smarter, you'll have to turn to science fiction for solutions. Here are five strategies for dealing with spam of the future. More »
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NBC's Chuck, better known as "The Show That Comes On Before Heroes" on Monday nights has just gotten an order for a full season from the network. That is, if the writer's strike ever comes to an end. So what is this show all about? Check out our handy guide to meet the characters and major plot lines, and catch-up with the little science-fiction, CIA-brain-implant show that could. More »
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